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AND ALSO A HEALTHIER DIET AND
SMOKE LESS.
ALL THAT LEADS US TO OUR NEXT
STORY.
REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OVER
LONG PERIODS OF TIME CAN BE VERY
BENEFICIAL TO YOUR HEALTH IN THE
LONG-RUN.
EXPERTS SAY OLDER ADULTS SHOULD
BE ACTIVE EVERY DAY IF THEY WANT
TO STAY HEALTHY.
NEWS 8'S HANNAH MCDONALD SHOWS
US ONE SENIOR'S ROUTINE YOU HAVE
TO SEE TO BELIEV
>> WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER I
PLAYED A LOT OF SOCCER IN
PHILADELPHIA.
HANNAH: AND WORLD WAR 2 VETERAN
ALBERT BOOTH STILL HAS HIS
NIMBLENESS
>> MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE I'M IN MY
SEVENTIES.
HANNAH: HE'S 97.
>> EVEN THE PEOPLE AT THE VA
DON'T BELIEVE IT.
HANNAH: WITH MOVES LIKE THIS,
IT'S NO WONDER PEOPLE CAN'T
GUESS HIS AGE.
>> THEY'RE AMAZED.
THE DOCTOR OUT AT THE VA
HOSPITAL SAYS WHATEVER YOU ARE
DOING, KEEP DOING IT.
HANNAH: ALBERT WORKED AT FORT
INDIANTOWN GAP IN THE
CONTROLLER'S OFFICE BEFORE
RETIRING IN THE SEVENTIES.
>> THIS IS MY FIRST RACE, MAY
27, 1978.
HANNAH: HE'S MADE A NAME FOR
HIMSELF AS A RUNNER, EVER SINCE.
ALBERT KEEPS A LOG OF ALL HIS
RACES, TIMES, AND THE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
HE'S COMPLETED FOUR MARATHONS.
>> I ENJOY THE COMARDARIE.
HANNAH: RECENTLY, ALBERT RAN IN
THE GIVE THANKS LEBANON 5K.
HE TRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN A
THE RACE WEEKLY.
-- IN A RACE, WEEKLY.
HE SAYS HIS FAVORITE PART IS
INTERACTING WITH OTHERS ON THE
COURSE.
>> A LOT OF THE RUNNERS SAY
YOU'RE AN INSPIRATION.
IF YOU CAN KEEP GOING, SO CAN